Apostle Of Hustle Interview at SXSW (4/16/07)

Andrew Whiteman from Apostle of Hustle, also a core member of Broken Social Scene, talks about what makes Austin special.

Mon Mar 10 2008 · Posted in Interviews

Cut Copy Interview with Tim Hoey

 

 

Tim Hoey from Cut Copy answers a few questions prior to their soon to be epic show at the Echo on March 10th. I already have friends asking me if I have extra tickets as the buzz continues to grow louder. I told my friends they better start lining up at the Echo now because it will be a packed house.Their new album "In Ghost Colours" drops on April 8th and I already have them down as a must see for their Coachella slot.

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Fri Mar 7 2008 · Posted in Interviews

Save Internet Radio

 

The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board has endorsed a proposal by SoundExchange to enact royalty rates for webcasts and streaming music sites that will stay in effect from 2006 until 2010. SoundExchange, the royalty collecting division of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), wants to charge webcasters for streaming content delivered throughout last year and up to 2010. This requires internet radio to pay retroactive fees as well! The new rates will increase yearly according to these figures.

What's even more disgusting is that these royalties DO NOT go to the artists who actually made the music, or any of their related licensing fees:

2006: $0.0008 to stream one song to one listener
2007: $.0011
2008: $.0014
2009: $.0018
2010: $.0019

So what can we do about this? Write your local congressperson and go to http://www.savenetradio.org to find out how to help.

Thu Mar 6 2008 · Posted in Daily